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U.K. Expels 2 Libyan Diplomats : "By ALISTAIR MACDONALD LONDON —The UK has expelled two diplomats from the Libyan embassy in London for intimidating opposition supporters in Britain, a person familiar with the matter said. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office announced it had expelled the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Draftfcb Acquires Blue Barracuda in the U.K. : "The newly fortified agency will operate under the Draftfcb London name, adding as a descriptor: "Fuelled by Blue Barracuda." It will employ more than 180 people, increasing Draftfcb's staff in the UK by 50 per cent. It will also serve as the digital ... United Kingdom | Ireland

The reality of Tottenham's season : " After last weekend's cruel defeat away at Chelsea, Spurs were left languishing in 6th place after a resurgent Liverpool leapfrogged them into fifth place with just four games left to play. The holy grail of the Champions League now looks a distant ... FootballFanCast.com (blog) "

Tall ship berthed at new museum : " One of the world's last remaining Clyde-built tall ships has been moved to a new berth outside the Riverside Museum in Glasgow . The Glenlee was towed from Yorkhill Quay to Pointhouse Quay on Thursday morning. The ship and new museum will open to the ... BBC News "

Malcolm Webster denies murdering wife but admits two-timing women : " Murder-accused told the High Court in Glasgow he did not want to kill or hurt his second wife, Felicity Drumm. Taking to the witness box for the first time in his trial, Webster also denied murdering his first wife, Claire Morris, in a car crash in ... stv.tv "

Risk of sex attack in jail on Bristol businessman Shrien Dewani is small ... : "He said: "The vast majority are classified as natural deaths and many have been the result of HIV / Aids ." But Judge van Zyl said he had not heard of a "single case" of the deliberate transmission of HIV or Aids, a risk to which the defence claim Mr ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Charity warns on asthma training : "A lack of training given to general practitioners in treating asthma is putting sufferers' lives at risk, a charity has warned. A survey for Asthma UK has revealed that education on the condition is not a priority despite over half of general ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Bikers' charity festival raises thousands despite missing target By allan tudor atudor@heraldexpress.co. uk A BIKES and music festival at Paignton Green fell short of its money-raising target over the May bank holiday weekend, but has still raised thousands of pounds for charity . The three-day event by Bikers Make a ...

Skipton bakery holds doughnut week for charity : " ... treatment, education and rehabilitation for children with profound disabilities and complex health needs. Since the first National Doughnut Week in 1992, more than £650000 has been raised for charities by bakeries across the UK . United Kingdom | Ireland

Helping the homeless : " It's certainly an early start for me, but volunteering for a homeless charity means sacrificing a lay in. Not many people know it, but Southend has the fifth highest level of homelessness in the UK , and the Homeless Action Resource Project, or HARP, ... Yellow Advertiser "

Mills Economic Decisions Causing Severe Poverty : "The NPP UK and Ireland is calling to President Mills and his government to review economic decisions and policies that are creating extreme hardship and desperate poverty . Families are struggling with their finances, struggling to get loans from banks ... United Kingdom | Ireland

'Disturbing' student plagiarism : " At Cardiff 6% of essays checked over six years contained 75% or more copied material. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers said it was "disturbing" a "determined hardcore" was still involved. Copied text is usually detected by computer programs ... BBC News "

Liverpool FC's £20million losses – The final cost of Tom Hicks and George LIVERPOOL FC turned in a pre tax loss of £20m last year, the club's latest set of accounts reveal today. The Anfield accounts, which cover the period August 2009 to July 2010 and relate entirely to the last full financial year of ownership under ousted ...

Memorial service for 3-month-old boy and aunt includes boy's dad saying ... : "Speaking to hundreds of storm survivors at a memorial service for his infant son and the child's aunt, Michael Glasgow thanked God for protecting those who survived and said the biggest need for those who lost family members and friends is love. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Help make charity run memorable : "A plea for more volunteers has been made by a children's charity to ensure that runners can enjoy a day to remember. Acorns Children's Hospice is in need of people to help with everything from marshalling to registering runners at the annual Triple Run ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Campaign has momentum : "By Reg Little » Exercise classes run by Age UK Oxfordshire are gathering pace across the county. The charity is presently providing 44 classes a week for the elderly, with activities ranging from seated exercise to Tai Chi. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Local woman aims to raise funds for cancer charity “Through my work, we'd been involved with Breast Cancer Care, and we got an insight into the work of these charities . “They're so important, especially as there's one person diagnosed every 10 minutes in the UK , and the more support that people receive ...

Boy, 11, is youngest person to be arrested for possession of a gun However, after she was found with cannabis , no further action was taken, a police disclosure report revealed. The children's brushes with the law were among more than 70000 arrests of children aged between 10 and 15 in the UK last year. ...

Daughter's illness inspires Watford mum's charity trek : "Tomorrow (Saturday), Emma will ramble along 26 miles of countryside to raise £2000 for the charity . “I just wanted to do something to raise some money for Diabetes UK ,” she said. “Hopefully I'll finish in 12-14 hours. I've been taking the dogs for long ... United Kingdom | Ireland

My eye-opening lesson in how Britain works : "It is looking into the need to boost charitable funding in the UK , which, considering the dire state of our public finances, should be one of the most urgent inquiries of all. Charities are crying out for more cash - the people they serve are ever more ... United Kingdom | Ireland

City cancer charity in £350000 appeal : "Inset, BBC presenter Fiona Bruce is backing the project EXETER'S FORCE Cancer Charity has launched a £350000 appeal to extend its support centre in the city. The centre, which is in the grounds of the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, opened in 2004 and ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Glasgow aid charity might close after council ends concessionary rents By Sophie Hudson, Third Sector Online, 4 May 2011 A Glasgow -based aid charity says it is facing closure because the city council is increasing its rent from £1 to about £18000 a year. Glasgow the Caring City, a charity that provides grass-roots support ...

UK police service 'transparent' : " ... at the protests in the City of London on 1 April 2009. Sir Hugh told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he did not want to comment on the specific case, but said that in general the policing of public order events in the UK was a "success story". ... BBC News "

London rated top destination in UK : "by Wes Lane May 4th, 2011 Travellers from across the globe have voted London the number one place to visit while in the UK . The capital also made it into the list of top ten best places in the world to visit. The poll was conducted by online travel ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Arrests at UK's Sellafield nuclear plant raise concerns about security The five men, who all live in London and are of Bangladeshi origin, were detained just hours after Mr. bin Laden's death was announced. According to the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC), which polices Britain's nuclear facilities, the men were stopped ...

Two Scottish artists among 4 Turner Prize nominees : "Karla Black, the youngest of the nominees aged 38, was born in Alexandria, Scotland, and lives and works in Glasgow , as does Hamilton-born Martin Boyce, aged 43. Completing the shortlist announced on Wednesday were English artists Hilary Lloyd, 46, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Charity trek in memory of brain tumour victim : "They are hoping to raise £5000 to give to the Samantha Dixon Brain Tumour Trust, the UK's leading charity dedicated to brain tumour research. Mr Beach said they chose the island as the location for the walk because it was a particular favourite of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Last UK Catholic adoption agency loses appeal over gay adoption : " by Rebecca Millette LEEDS, United Kingdom, May 4, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The UK's First-Tier Tribunal of the Charity Commission rejected an appeal last week by Catholic Care, the last Catholic adoption agency in the country, to change its ... Lifesite "

Much for the Lib Dems to lose in Manchester : " " Poverty " in Britain. When was poverty re-defined as only having one play station and one flat screen TV? Free housing, Free medical care, free council tax, free social services, food paid for, free schooling, free roof over peoples heads heating and ... The Guardian "

Technology trends are sometimes led by the poor : "Jonathan Leggett of UK mobile phone retailer Top10.com told me that their mobile customers were increasingly switching to searching for unlimited texts rather than the highest number of call minutes. The best deals are around £10 per month with ... United Kingdom | Ireland

University denies Syria funding claims : ""The embassy introduced Professor Hinnebusch to Mr Ayman Asfari, the prominent British and Syrian businessman and founder of the Asfari Foundation, a recognised UK charity with a range of philanthropic interests. "The university met Mr Asfari privately ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Deaths related to asthma could be cut with better GP medical training, says ... : " Neil Churchill, chief executive of the charity Asthma UK , told BBC Radio 5 live: "The majority of GPs got questions wrong." "Education for healthcare professionals could be improved," Mr Churchill explained on Morning Reports. "Standards of asthma care ... BBC News "

UK's Cameron, Israel's Netanyahu to discuss Palestinian reconciliation deal in ... : " LONDON — Britain says Prime Minister David Cameron and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss the implications of the Palestinian reconciliation deal in scheduled talks. Cameron's office said the leaders were meeting Wednesday, with Britain eager to ... United Kingdom | Ireland